The Northern Film Alliance announced today a new Minnesota-based film festival focused on online web series: The Minnesota WebFest.

The inaugural Minnesota WebFest will take place at IPR Studios on September 30, 2017 with launch sponsors Seeka TV and the Institute of Production and Recording (IPR). The festival has a three part mission:

To raise the profile of online web series in the Minnesota film and television community

To expose Minnesota web series talent to the world

To bring the best in web series content from the rest of the world to Minnesota